Hanoi extends school closure for another week over coronavirus concerns

The People’s Committee of Hanoi has decided to give students in the Vietnam’s capital city another week off by extending their school break through February 23, 2020 in a bid to prevent the possible spread of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV).

All kindergarteners and school students in Hanoi have stayed home since the Lunar New Year holiday, which began in late January. The Vietnam Star News channel reports.

Their back-to-school day had been initially scheduled for February 3 but was delayed twice to February 17 due to the coronavirus epidemic. This is the third time the school break has been extended in less than a month.

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